Dai Daiwei
| Dai Daiwei | ||||||||||||
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| Native name | 戴大卫 | |||||||||||
| Born | 19 July 2003 St Petersburg, Russia | |||||||||||
| Hometown | Shenzhen, China | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||
| Country |  China | |||||||||||
| Coach | Jia Shuguang Dai Qingling | |||||||||||
| Skating club | Kunlun Red Star Shenzhen China | |||||||||||
| Began skating | 2010 | |||||||||||
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Dai Daiwei (simplified Chinese: 戴大卫; traditional Chinese: 戴大衛; pinyin: Dài Dàiwèi; born 19 July 2003) is a Chinese figure skater. He is a three-time Chinese national medalist and the 2023 Asian Open Trophy champion.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Dai was born on July 19, 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Russia to Chinese father and Russian mom. They would eventually return to China when Dai was two years old, settling in Shenzhen.[2][3] In addition to figure skating, Dai also enjoys swimming.[2]
He looks up to fellow Chinese male figure skaters, Yan Han and Jin Boyang.[4]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Dai began skating in 2010 at the age of six and a half years old. In his early years of skating, his coaches included Denis Petrov and Shih Hao Henry Lu.[2][3] Dai would eventually move to Beijing to train under two-time World Champion pair skaters, Pang Qing and Tong Jian shortly after they opened the Pangqing Tongjian Academy in 2018.[5][6]
He debuted as a junior skater at the 2020 Chinese Junior Championships, where he won the bronze medal.[7] During the 2020–21 season, however, all Chinese national competitions were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant that Dai was unable to partake in major competitions that season.[8]
Finally able to return to competition for the 2022–23 season, Dai made his senior national debut at the 2022 Chinese Championships, where he won the bronze medal.[1]
In March 2023, Dai moved to Harbin to train at the Heilongjiang Winter Sports Training Center, where Jia Shuguang became his new coach.[9]
2023–2024 season
[edit]Making his international debut at the 2023 Asian Open Trophy, Dai won the gold medal. He went on to compete at the 2023 Shanghai Trophy, where he finished sixth.[7] Going on to debut on the 2023–24 Grand Prix circuit, Dai finished eleventh at the 2023 Cup of China.[1]
At the 2023 Chinese Championships, Dai won the silver medal behind Chen Yudong. Selected to compete at the 2024 Four Continents in Shanghai, Dai finished twentieth.[1]
He closed the season by winning silver at the 2024 National Winter Games.[7]
2024–2025 season
[edit]Dai began the season by taking silver at the 2024 Asian Open Trophy. He then went on to compete at the 2024 Shanghai Trophy where he finished fifth. In late November, Dai competed at the 2024 Cup of China, where he placed seventh in both the short program and free skate, finishing in sixth-place overall, the highest rank of the three Chinese men competing at the event. While there, Dai would score personal bests in all three competition segments, including a short program over sixteen points higher than his previous best, a free skate over thirty-three points higher than his previous best, and a combined total score over fifty points higher than his previous best.[7][10] One week later, he competed at the 2024 Chinese Championships, where he won the silver medal.[7]
Programs
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [11] |
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| 2023–2024 [12][2] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]| International [13] | ||||
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| Event | 19–20 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Four Continents | 20th | |||
| GP Cup of China | 11th | 6th | ||
| Shanghai Trophy | 6th | 5th | ||
| Asian Open Trophy | 1st | 2nd | ||
| National [13] | ||||
| Chinese Champ. | 3rd J | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| National Winter Games | 2nd | |||
Detailed results
[edit]| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 2–6, 2024 |  2024 Asian Open Trophy
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3 | 81.37 | 1 | 150.36 | 2 | 231.73 |
| Oct 3–5, 2024 | 2024 Shanghai Trophy
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4 | 78.48 | 5 | 147.19 | 5 | 225.67 |
| Nov 22–24, 2024 | 2024 Cup of China
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7 | 82.96 | 7 | 154.39 | 6 | 237.35 |
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| 24–26 February 2024 | 2024 National Winter Games | 2 75.75 |
2 159.48 |
2 235.23 |
| 30 January–4 February 2024 | 2024 Four Continents Championships | 16 66.04 |
22 102.47 |
20 168.51 |
| 22–24 December 2023 | 2023 Chinese Championships | 2 74.73 |
2 138.11 |
2 212.84 |
| 10–11 November 2023 | 2023 Cup of China | 11 64.25 |
11 121.31 |
11 185.56 |
| 3–5 October 2023 | 2023 Shanghai Trophy | 6 49.32 |
6 105.95 |
6 155.27 |
| 16–18 August 2023 | 2023 Asian Open Trophy | 1 72.02 |
3 123.12 |
1 195.14 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Daiwei DAI: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Daiwei DAI: 2023/2024 (2nd SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024.
- ^ a b "深圳花样滑冰历史突破！戴大卫成为广东首位全国花滑冠军". SZ Plus. SZ Plus. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Daiwei Dai 🇨🇳 154,39 / 237,35". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "四分钟背后的汗水，花样滑冰，光彩背后从没有容易". 163. 163. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "庞清佟健带弟子感受 竞技体育和冰舞演出相辅相成". ISkating. ISkating. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Daiwei Dai". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ 中国花样滑冰协会关于取消举办2019/2020年度全国花样滑冰冠军赛的公告 [Announcement of the China Figure Skating Association on Cancellation of the 2019/2020 National Figure Skating Championships]. 中国花样滑冰协会 [China Figure Skating Association] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "花滑全国赛夺广东历史首金！戴大卫：希望能站上冬奥会赛场". Guangdong Provincial Social Sports. Guangdong Provincial Social Sports. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 GP Cup of China - Men's Final Results". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Daiwei DAI: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Daiwei DAI: 2023/2024 (1st SP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Daiwei Dai Competition Results". www.isuresults.com. International Skating Union. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Daiwei DAI at the International Skating Union
- Daiwei Dai at SkatingScores.com